Autumn in Western Gardens
Traditionally autumn is illustrated with New England foliage but every gardener in every region knows a different aesthetic. In the West, with so many different [...]
Gray Card and White Balance
Whenever I am on a commercial flower shoot I use a gray card to help me render the flower color correctly. It is a very [...]
Punch up the Fall Color
Somewhat sheepishly I must admit is screwed up. Or more charitably perhaps, I am learning from my mistakes. Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) in autumn [...]
What color is purple ?
Clematis 'Niobi' photographed with camera phone showing red shift I photographed this Clematis 'Niobi' in my garden with my cell phone for my [...]
Color Shift – The Ageratum Affect
One of the most confounding problems a garden photographer has is color accuracy, and is never as simple as: see flower - photograph flower. [...]
Composing with Color
On a cool gray autumn day I went looking for color in my garden. I did not expect to see a red hole into another universe. [...]
Photo Overwhelm
One of the biggest lessons for students who take my garden photography workshops is about “seeing”. If you don’t stop to think what you are really [...]